# Incident 19780309015709I: Piper PA31350, Atlanta, GA, March 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59820, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59820-2023-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309015709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

A LEAK IN THE WINDSCREEN CAUSED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE. PILOT SQUAWKED 7600 AND CONTINUED TO TOUCH DOWN.

## Other reports on N59820 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920930044049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930044049I), Sep 30, 1992: Piper PA31350 (N59820), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Engine on fire during climb. Shut right engine down. Fire extingutshed itself. Oil on hot exhaust pipe suspected.
- [Incident 19810526037059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810526037059I), May 26, 1981: Piper PA31350 (N59820), Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. Touched down with gear retracted. Made a go around, extended gear and landed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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